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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Tomato Brunch Sandwich

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I tried to ignore this recipe, but for reasons I don't quite understand I kept coming back to it. I finally gave it a try because I wanted something light and different for a family brunch. It garnered rave reviews, so I thought I'd share it with you. The flavors and textures come in layers here. Thick tomato slices are sandwiched together with a layer of herbed cream cheese before being covered with a crunchy crumb coating and fried in a small amount of butter. The end result is delicious. Large tomatoes, the size of small hamburger buns, are required for this dish. You can vary the herbs to suit the season or your taste. Here's the recipe.

Directions:1) Slice tomatoes into 12 half-inch slices, reserving ends for another use. 2) Place cream cheese, garlic, parsley, basil and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well.3) Spread 6 tomato slices with 2 tablespoons cream cheese each. Top each with another slice of tomato to form a sandwich.4) Place each sandwich in flour, then in egg wash and finally in seasoned bread crumbs.5) Heat oil and butter together in a large saute pan set over medium heat. When butter has melted, add sandwiches and fry until both sides are golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes per side. Serve warm. Yield: 12 sandwiches.

This is a great twist on a tomato sandwich. I love the idea of the bread crumbs in place of the typical bread.

When we lived in Vicksburg, MS they served more tomato sandwiches than any place on earth. There's was the quinticential tomato sandwich on white bread with homemade mayonnaise and it was very, very good. Regardless of how you make a tomato sandwich, I can't get enough of them.

Hi Mary, I just LOVE the look of your blog....very urban chic :) Also was reading your profile and found it interesting to see you are a retired project manager. Have you ever blogged about your past life? I'd love to read about it!

I'm not a big fan of tomatoes (unless they're perfectly sun riped in which case heating them would be a shame!) but this looks so good! the cheese sounds fantastic, and I never would have thought to put breading on it like that.

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